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COSLEY FOUNDATION INC

EIN 36-3461739 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A50I)

What they do

THE COSLEY FOUNDATION ENGAGES IN FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES to BENEFIT THE COSLEY ZOO, AN AZA-ACCREDITED SMALL ZOO WHOLLY OWNED and OPERATED BY THE WHEATON PARK DISTRICT IN WHEATON, IL. THE FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDS VIA DONOR DEVELOPMENT of INDIVIDUALS and FOUNDATIONS, and ALSO HOLDS COMMUNITY-CENTRIC EVENTS SUCH AS CHRISTMAS TREE SALES,A 5K/10K RUN for THE ANIMALS, THE MIKE WILLIAMS COSLEY CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT, and FALL PUMPKIN SALES. THE COSLEY FOUNDATION BOARD is COMPRISED of VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS WHO SERVE AS ADVOCATES for THE COSLEY ZOO WITHIN THE DUPAGE COUNTY COMMUNITY (CHICAGO SUBURBS); BOARD MEMBERS ALSO PROVIDE FISCALLY SOUND STRATEGIC COUNSEL PERTAINING to THE ZOOS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT and OTHER POLICIES and PROGRAMS. THE COSLEY FOUNDATION WHOLLY SUPPORTS THE COSLEY ZOOS MISSION: to CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE and ANIMALS THAT WILL INSPIRE LIFELONG CONSERVATION of THE NATURAL WORLD. THE ZOO PURSUES ITS MISSION VIA WORLD-CLASS ANIMAL WELFARE, SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION IN

Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025
Revenue$1,114,353
Expenses$1,817,122
Assets$2,907,976
Income$1,576,350
Contributions$686,157
Grants given$3,402,244
Average grant$425,281
Management$206,867
Stocks and bonds$1,480,710
Accounting fees$7,500

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1986
Location
102 E WESLEY ST, WHEATON, IL 60187
County
DuPage
In care of
MICHAEL J BENARD
Primary officer
MICHAEL J BENARD, SECRETARY

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2025
Tax period began
January 1, 2025
Return type
990
Tax preparer
LAUTERBACH & AMEN LLP
NTEE classification
Arts, Culture & Humanities (A50I)
IRS tax category
Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
Grant-giving organization
Yes
More public IRS record details

These are classification codes from the organization’s public nonprofit record.

Subsection
03
Affiliation
3
Classification
1000
Deductibility
1
Foundation
16
Activity
060149355
Organization
1
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